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Re: Need help to guesstimate the size of my collection!
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lugnet.general
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Thu, 9 Jan 2003 01:29:05 GMT
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In lugnet.general, David Simmons writes:
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> I spoke to my contact today and the first
> question she asked me was how pieces are in my collection? The truth is, I
> have no idea! I guessed at 500,000, which is most likely overshooting the
> mark.
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David, I have no idea how to guess with any accuracy, but I agree, 500,000
is probably way over the mark. One metric I would ask for is: how many full
blue tubs worth of LEGO do you think you have? It looks like the picture
might fill up 40 or 50, but I can't tell how full the drawers are. Supposing
you have 50 full tubs worth, including the 25% not in the picture. Further,
suppose that the average piece size you own is a 1x3 brick. Then I'd guess
you have 150,000 pieces.
Where in the world did that come from? Well, a blue tub is a limit more than
half-full at 1200 pieces. And, I counted once and determined that a blue tub
holds 1500 loose 2x4 bricks. So I guesstimated everything from there.
If you do sit down and count some day, please let everyone know!
Cary
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